
Giant Thief by David Tallerman
Easie Damasco is caught stealing and sent to war. He manages to escape, taking a giant named Saltlick and some other items with him, mostly out of habit since he is a thief by trade. Unfortunately, Easie does not realize the full significance of the items he has stolen, and he is forced to run for his life. Fortunately, he hadn’t intended to fight in the battle anyway.
David Tallerman’s Giant Thief is an amusing rogue’s tale, and Easie is just the sort of hero that one might expect from a rogue’s tale: clever and not above bending the rules and the truth to get ahead. My favorite parts of Easie’s story are his wry observations about his circumstances. For example, although everyone thinks Easie Damasco is just a small part of a bigger picture, he maintains that he is a big part of a picture just slightly larger than he is. His cleverness — not to... Read More